The ghosts of Cannae : Hannibal and the darkest hour of the Roman republic / Robert L. O'Connell.
2011
DG247.3 .O25 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The ghosts of Cannae : Hannibal and the darkest hour of the Roman republic / Robert L. O'Connell.
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Edition
Random House trade paperback ed.
ISBN
9780812978674 (pbk.)
0812978676 (pbk.)
0812978676 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 310 p. : maps, plans ; 21 cm.
Call Number
DG247.3 .O25 2011
Summary
Robert L. O'Connell, one of the most admired names in military history, tells the whole story of Cannae for the first time, giving a stirring account of this apocalyptic battle of the Second Punic War, and its causes and consequences.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Traces of war
Rome
Carthage
Hannibal's way
The fox and the hedgehog
Cannae
Aftershocks
The avengers
Resurrecting the ghosts.
Rome
Carthage
Hannibal's way
The fox and the hedgehog
Cannae
Aftershocks
The avengers
Resurrecting the ghosts.